Prospering in affliction

Genesis 41:50-52 (KJV) says -

50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Joseph went through severe trials and afflictions. He was hated by his brothers, sold as a slave and ended up in a foreign country. He was lied upon and sent to prison. In God's time, he was released from prison, and promoted to be second in command in Egypt. The Lord's hand was upon him, and Joseph acknowledged this in verse 52 when he named his son Ephraim. Joseph confessed that God had caused him to be fruitful in his affliction.

Can you prosper in your afflction? Yes! Can you prosper as you wait upon God to answer your prayers? Yes!

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